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E X E C U T I V E S E A R C H Executive Women’s Leadership Programme OVERVIEW 2018
EXECUTIVE WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME
E X E C U T I V E S E A R C H
Contents
01. Introduction................................................................ 1
02. Overview..................................................................... 2
– Specific Benefits................................................................................... 4
– Who should attend this programme?.................................................. 5
– The programme................................................................................... 7
03. The Modules.............................................................. 8
– May Module.......................................................................................... 9
– June Module......................................................................................... 10
– September Module.............................................................................. 11
– October Module................................................................................... 12
– November Module............................................................................... 13
– December Module............................................................................... 14
04. Management and Faculty Team Profiles.................... 15
05. Guest Speaker Profiles.............................................. 26
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH BUSINESS SCHOOL | FWB PARK BROWN
01. Introduction
Located at the heart of the University of Our mission is to develop effective and responsible
leaders by creating insightful knowledge and inspiring
Edinburgh, a university ranked 21st in minds, in dialogue with the world around us.
the world, the Business School is amongst
With a strong engagement team and a number of faculty
the top 1% of schools worldwide holding consulting with organisations on real world issues, the University
‘triple crown’ accreditation, granted by of Edinburgh Business School has built a wealth of experience in
delivering solutions for a variety of organisations in Scotland, the
the three main bodies who assure quality
UK and internationally.
of education in this area (AACSB, EQUIS
Our focus on research, teaching and learning and engagement
and AMBA). gives us a unique perspective. We use pioneering research to
tackle intractable problems and address the burning questions
organisations and governments face today.
The University of Edinburgh Business School has developed
expertise across a number of areas including Strategic
“The Speaker format and calibre of those we Leadership, Accounting and Society, Financial Decision
met on the programme was amazing – thought Making, Credit Research, Resilience, Service Management and
provoking and inspiring, and the networking Sustainable Business. We are the world’s experts on Carbon
was hugely beneficial, adding a bit of magic Finance.
to the whole programme that is hard to
With more than 100 academics from 28 nationalities and an
articulate. Being part of a group of senior
alumni community of 14,000 in more than 120 countries, the
women working in Scotland was enthusing” school is recognised as a connected community for thought
leadership on the international business stage.
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02. Overview
This interactive, high level The programme is designed to supply the
tools, strategies, and networks to support
programme is for women aiming
and challenge participants in preparation
to move up to senior for future career opportunities and a move
management level as the next into senior management.
stage in their career.
The programme is designed to develop
participants based on their own leadership
and career goals. It will build on existing
leader development activities such
as identifying competency gaps and
individualised development plans.
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Knowledge of the career
progressions and success
of a range of inspirational
What are the women leaders and a
Specific Benefits? practical understanding of
how to use that knowledge
in one’s own situation
Improved confidence
A plan for developing
in one’s abilities to be a
a high-power mentoring
leader across a range of
relationship
tasks and situations
An understanding
of one’s leadership
Targeted practical
style through self
preparation for future
awareness of strengths
Board-level leaders
and opportunities for
improvement
A working network of senior
level women locally and more
broadly through various
Enhanced executive
industries that can provide
leadership skills
not only connections, but
business decision and career
support
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Women interested
in learning the
Who should latest techniques
attend this in strategic
programme? management and
change.
Women who, through previous
leadership development
programmes, gained a
fundamental view of their
own leadership, but are now
looking to increase their
ability to move to senior
management positions.
Women who want to develop
Women who are interested
a working network of other
in developing projects and
high-level professionals in
wanting to gain feedback
Scotland for their career and
from industry experts.
business development.
Women interested in career
insights from top women
leaders in the UK today.
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The Programme
The programme runs over the course female attendees, as opposed to a The level of teaching is Executive
of 8 months with twice a month mixed-gender learning environment. MBA and above and each session is
sessions and a two-month summer video recorded for the exclusive use of
Each session will be led by specialists
break. The separate sessions use delegates for continued learning and in
in the subject matter from the Business
facilitated learning with a combination case a session is missed.
School senior management team
of professional and academic leaders,
and will also involve both male and The style of learning and delivery will
and are designed to encourage active
female business leaders from a variety be practical workshops, case studies,
learning where participants learn from
of backgrounds, depending upon and group work to enable practical
one another as well as from these
course topic, with relevant skills and learning at all times.
experts.
experience pertaining to each.
Each module is designed around a
theme particularly relevant to women
moving into senior management
positions, and offers tools or What Self-knowledge
and goal setting Support
frameworks that can be put into will you
practice immediately. In addition, gain?
participants will work on particular
projects that require solving leadership
problems for specific organisations
and applying newly acquired skills. Tangible Experimentation
The adjacent diagram captures the Results and reflection
dynamic nature of the programme
elements.
The programme is conducted in a
women-only environment, which has
Cutting edge
been found to allow focus on the Building business Gaining
Confidence and technical experience
unique features of women’s careers, skills
and can have a pronounced effect on
driving the success of a course for
7 EXECUTIVE WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME03. The Modules
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Induction and Strategic Leadership
Session I. Session II.
Induction (Judy Wagner) and
Creative Strategy and Change
Overview of Strategic Leadership
(Professor John Amis)
Development (Professor Susan Murphy)
Sat 19th May 2018 09:30 to 13:30 Wed 30th May 2018 13:00 to 18:00
Guest Speaker: James McCallum, former CEO Guest Speaker: Valerie Michie, Chief Executive,
LR-Senergy (former EY UK Entrepreneur of the year) The Huntercombe Group
The first session will introduce participants to programme This session will focus on the dynamics of change leadership
activities and learning outcomes to allow participants to set for business growth. For many businesses, developing and
individual programme goals. Participants will engage in a implementing a strategic plan for the first time will bring with
Leadership Potential Assessment to look for areas of strength it significant personal and organisational change; personal
and some areas for improvement to be discussed in the next change for the owner/driver, and also change for employees.
session. They will bring in other developmental goals from If change implementation is to be managed effectively, the
their current leadership development activities. Individuals business leader will need to understand the fundamental
will work with programme participants to share career paths dynamics of change leadership to provide the framework and
and develop individualised plans to begin leveraging their clear direction they will need to lead their organisation into
networks within, and outside of, the organisation. new markets.
This session will also include tools for effective learning and Participants will focus on developing tools and skills for
reflection during programme. improving their skills as change leaders.
9 EXECUTIVE WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMEJUNE MODULE
Growing Your Leadership Skills
for the Next Level
Session III. Session IV.
How to use Networking to enhance your Teams and Decision Making
career (Dr. Joanna Young) (Professor Nick Oliver)
Sat 9th June 2018 09:30 to 13:30 Wed 20th June 2018 13:00 to 18:00
Guest Speakers: Jacqui Gale, former CEO
Arran Aromatics Guest Speaker: Angela Seymour-Jackson, Deputy
Stephen Ingledew, Chief Executive of FinTech Scotland Chairman and SID, GoCompare
Maeve Gillies, International Entrepreneur and business
advisor to the Scottish Government
In this session participants will learn how to diagnose and
overcome team-based problems (e.g., poor communication,
Networking effectively can have a significant effect on how
interpersonal conflict, lack of creativity and innovation,
we build our careers and businesses. It is a powerful way to
ineffective team decision-making problems) that can distract
share ideas and knowledge, make powerful connections,
from team performance, and learn to make changes to
provide excellent opportunities, increase confidence and raise
improve team performance.
your profile. Ask any successful business person for career
advice and networking will always be one of the key criteria.
But how can you ensure it is effective, efficient, sustained and
rewarding? Our expert panel led by our guest speakers will
share experiences and provide practical guidance on making
networking successful for you and for those with whom you “One year on - I’m a whole new level
network. of confident” – A 2016 Delegate
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Developing Others and
Increasing Organisational Savvy
Session V. Session VI.
You as a Senior Manager: The Organisational Savvy – Knowing Your
Responsibilities and Roles of Senior Culture, Your Team, and Yourself
Management (Professor Susan Murphy) (Professor Chris Carter)
Wed 12th September 2018 13:00 to 18:00 Sat 29th September 2018 09:30 to 13:30
Guest Speaker: Lena Wilson ex-CEO of Scottish Guest Speaker: Ana Stewart, former CEO I-Design
Enterprise Group plc, now Non-Executive Director, SFA
In this session, participants will learn about the role of strategic Some people naturally seem to know the ins and outs of an
leadership in effective strategy, including responding to organisation, but a thorough understanding of the cultural and
challenges of ethical and responsible leadership. A short political landscape can be taught. In this session participants
overview of creating strategy will also be provided with hands- will engage in an interactive workshop in which we will examine
on tools in the areas of managing paradox and introduction to what it takes to successfully navigate the organisation,
strategic thinking. The session will use practical workshop style and understand how to move ahead by presenting oneself
structure together with case studies and group work. effectively for consideration for promotion. Hands-on tools for
understanding the culture/politics/policies will be developed,
Begin Personal Network Plan: As participants create their
together with skills in negotiations, communication and culture
individualised development plan they will design the purpose of
setting.
their network based on leadership development requirements.
They will identify possible internal and external mentors, and an This session will also include ways to project executive
action plan for developing the relationship. readiness by communicating presence, ability, and confidence.
11 EXECUTIVE WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMEOCTOBER MODULE
Decision Making and Strategic Thinking
Session VII. Session VIII.
New Ways of Leading and Decision Making: Strategic Thinking
Engaging Workforce (Dr. Winston Kwon)
Wed 10th October 2018 13:00 to 18:00 Sat 27th October 2018 09:30 to 13:30
Guest Speaker: Birna Einarsdóttir, CEO Bank of Guest Speaker: Cahal Dowds, Vice Chair,
Iceland Deloitte UK
In this session participants will learn how to diagnose and
Biased decision-making impedes effective decisions not
overcome team-based problems (e.g., poor communication,
only regarding business, but decisions about people as
interpersonal conflict, lack of creativity and innovation,
well. Tools and techniques for making better decisions are
ineffective team decision-making problems) that can distract
provided in this session including assessing risk and ways to
from team performance, and learn to make changes to
conceptualise and frame problems for more effective decision
improve team performance.
making. Strategic thinking and the ability to effectively frame
choices are essential leadership qualities that inform effective
decision making. Through lecture and small group work,
participants learn the value and application of the following
leadership skills: recognising cognitive ‘traps’; bringing the
future to the present to reduce uncertainty; using creative
“This programme has been a life-changing chaos to expand opportunities; and leading through the
experience for me” framing of choice.
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Managing Teams
Session IX. Session X.
Cutting Edge Management Issues:
Leading Digital Strategy and Big Data Leadership through Crisis
(Dr. Caroline Marchant)
– Meeting at Deloitte in Edinburgh
Wed 7th November 2018 13:00 to 18:00 Sat 24th November 2018 09:30 to 13:30
Guest Speaker: Mark Urquhart, Partner, Baillie Guest Speaker: Ian Marchant, Chairman, The Wood
Gifford Group plc, former CEO SSE plc
This session will bring together two important business
skills sets around digital strategy and big data. Participants
will work with experts in the field to uncover how their own
organisations are taking advantage of these technologies. Communication skills and team decision making effectiveness
will be highlighted during this session.
The live case solutions, initially assigned to groups at the end
of October, will be presented to “the board.” Case results
will be critiqued along dimensions of innovation, potential
effectiveness, and feasibility of implementation plans, as well
I thoroughly enjoyed each and every session, I
as presentation effectiveness.
appreciated the mix between the academic speakers
and the real life sharing of experience from the guest
speakers...who I all found to be endlessly interesting.
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Bringing it all Together
Presentation of Strategic Challenge Project: In group
sessions, individual participants will outline the parameters
Session XI. of their Strategic Challenge Project, which they began in
September, to a panel of experts. Projects will be critiqued
Presentations, Course Closure, and into along dimensions of innovation, potential effectiveness, and
the Future (Professor Susan Murphy & feasibility of implementation plans.
Judy Wagner) In closing the participants will develop individualised action
plans for follow-up to the programme including details on their
mentoring network, as well as reflect on their development over
the programme.
Wed 5th December 2018 13:00 to 18:00
Celebration Dinner with Guest Speaker (to be announced)
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Faculty Team Profiles
15 EXECUTIVE WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMEProfessor Susan Murphy
Chair in Leadership Development and
Co-Director of the Strategic Leadership
Email: susan.murphy@ed.ac.uk
Subject Matter • Leadership development • Stakeholder engagement and
Expertise: • High performing teams communication
• Culture development • Global organisation
• Structures and procedures for growth • Talent / resource management
Profile: Susan’s current research examines leadership requirements, effectiveness, and development
across different contexts and organisational levels and identifies ways in which organisations
encourage “the leadership development mindset”; a method of accelerating leader development
which includes effective succession planning and talent management, and at the individual
manager level, by increasing leadership self-efficacy and identity, one’s developmental readiness,
and use of mentoring and other networking opportunities.
She has consulted with over 70 clients across a range of industries including the entertainment,
mobile technology, biotechnology, banking, construction engineering, and energy-related fields as
well as national and local government and other public sector organisations.
Qualifications • PhD Organisational Psychology, University of Washington
Include:
• MSc Organisational Psychology, University of Washington
Board Positions: Susan is on the Board of the International Leadership Associate and heads up the membership
committee.
Executive Education Susan has considerable experience of teaching the following topics to experienced executives:
Experience: Strategic Leadership, Change Management, Teams and Leaders, Leadership and Organisational
Communication, Organisational Behaviour, Industrial Psychology
Related Clients: Scottish Enterprise, National Trust for Scotland, Maersk Oil, Mitsubishi Atomic Power Corp, Jacobs
Engineering, Toyota Motor Sales, Kansai Electrical Power Company, Bain & Company
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH BUSINESS SCHOOL | FWB PARK BROWN 16Judy Wagner CA
Co-Founder of FWB Park Brown,
Executive Search
Email: judy@fwbparkbrown.com
Profile: Judy has been actively involved in executive search for over 20 years, recruiting at Senior
Management and Board level Exec and Non-Exec. She has recruited across all sectors and
functional areas, and advised many clients on Board composition and evaluation.
She has been a Chairman and Non-Executive Director in the Private and Not for Profit sectors,
and coached extensively throughout her career on career development, interviewing, presentation,
networking and communication, including a significant amount public speaking in these areas.
Qualifications • BCom Edinburgh University; CA (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland)
Include:
Board Positions: Current NXD/Committee activities are as follows:
• International Advisory Board, University of Edinburgh Business School
• Advisory Board, Centre for Strategic Leadership, University of Edinburgh Business School
• Business Innovation Forum, Royal Society of Edinburgh
• Ross Development Trust
• Programme Director, NXD Development Programme, University of Edinburgh Business School
17 EXECUTIVE WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMEJenny Britton
Head of Executive Development
Email: jenny.britton@ed.ac.uk
Programme • Strategic overview • Financial overview
Manager • Client management • Project governance
responsible for:
• Quality assurance
Profile: Jenny is an experienced project and team manager, Jenny’s background is in project initiation
and implementation. She is well-networked across the University at a senior level, including
a secondment as Senior Strategic Planner on the University’s Business Intelligence and
Management Information project.
Jenny has excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, from presenting at
Board level to reporting.
Experience: • Three years in the SME sector, running a small consultancy, with extensive networks in the
SME sector and exposure to the support networks available. Entrepreneurial Spark mentor.
• Ten years with the Royal College of General Practitioners in project management, including
major service redesign.
• Experienced coach, delivering on the MBA and Executive MBA programmes, with
experience of coaching business owners and senior executives.
• Programme design and delivery, co-ordinating suppliers and managing delivery teams.
Qualifications • LLM International Law (Nottingham)
Include: • MA History and International Relations (St Andrews)
• Certificate in Coaching Practice (2011), Multidisciplinary Certificate in Coaching Practice (2013)
Board Positions: Former Head of Membership and Board Member of the Association for Coaching UK
Professional • Change and continuous improvement
Interests: • Creative service design and customer-focused delivery
Related Clients: RBS, STV, National Trust for Scotland, Scottish Court Service, Interface, The Adamson (St Andrews),
Rural Projects, WL Sleigh Ltd, G&G Engineering Ltd
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH BUSINESS SCHOOL | FWB PARK BROWN 18Professor John Amis
Chair in Strategic Change Management and Organisation
and Co-Director of the Centre for Strategic Leadership
Email: john.amis@ed.ac.uk
Experience and • Strategic change • Culture development
Subject Matter • Strategy • Stakeholder engagement
Expertise: and communication
• Strategic Leadership
• High performing teams
Profile: John’s research interests centre on issues of organisational and institutional change, including
culture change, and strategic management. He recently concluded a three-year project that
examined how a major new innovation management programme was adopted by a Fortune
100 firm in the United States. This included examining how the organization formulated and
implemented change, integrated a new team structure into the infrastructure of the existing
organisation, and why some teams were more successful than others at delivering anticipated
results.
His other research projects have predominantly centred on the implementation of planned and
emergent strategic change in private, public and voluntary sector organisations.
John is an experienced executive educator, delivering leadership programmes to middle and
senior managers at Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 firms, among others. He has received several
teaching awards including the University of Memphis’ Distinguished Teaching Award.
Qualifications • PhD, University of Alberta, Canada
Include:
Experience of
working with John has most recently led delivery of the Scottish Enterprise ‘Harvesting the Growth’ programme.
scaling companies:
Board Positions: Organisation Development & Change Division, Academy of Management.
Executive Education John has considerable experience of teaching the following topics to experienced executives:
Experience: Strategic Change Management, Strategic Management and Strategic Leadership.
Related Clients: Fedex, Scottish Enterprise, Autozone, Washington Defense Group, Cook Systems, Methodist
Hospital, Baptist Hospital
19 EXECUTIVE WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMEProfessor Chris Carter
Chair in Strategy and Organisation and Co-Director
of the Centre for Strategic Leadership
Email: chris.carter@ed.ac.uk
Subject Matter • Strategy • Stakeholder engagement
Expertise: • Strategic Communication • Global organisation
• Cultural Change • Talent/resource management
• High performing teams • Trust and Reputation
• Designing Business Models
Profile: Chris Carter is Professor of Strategy and Organisation at the University of Edinburgh. Previously
he held professorships at the Universities of St Andrews and Newcastle, where he served as
Associate Dean for research.
Chris is a highly regarded educator and has two decades experience of teaching strategy. He has
also delivered executive courses at the prestigious Copenhagen Business School.
Chris’ research been published extensively across a range of leading journals, including
Accounting, Organisations and Society, Contemporary Accounting Research, Human Relations,
Organisation, Organisation Studies and Work, Employment and Strategy.
He has published two best-selling books on strategy: Strategy: Theory and Practice and a Very
Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Introduction to Studying Strategy.
His research won the 2013 Strategy Organisation Journal ‘So!What’ award.
Chris is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Qualifications • PhD, Aston Business School
Include:
Experience of
working with Advisor to a sports advertising agency currently undergoing a management buy-out.
scaling companies
Executive Education Chris has considerable experience of teaching the following topics to experienced executives:
Experience: Strategic Change, Strategic Communications, Business Models, Trust and Reputation.
Related Clients: STV
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH BUSINESS SCHOOL | FWB PARK BROWN 20Professor Brad MacKay
St Andrews University
Email: brad.mackay@st-andrews.ac.uk
Subject Matter • Contingency planning • High performing teams
Expertise: • Corporate renewal and turnaround • Culture development
• Internationalisation • Change management
• Leadership development • Transformational growth
Profile: Brad MacKay formerly of the University of Edinburgh Business School, re-joined the University of
St Andrews in 2016.
Brad’s research, teaching and consultancy interests include strategy development, alignment,
execution, implementation and renewal. He is also an expert in strategic decision-making and
scenario planning. His work has been published extensively in academic journals and the
business press.
Brad is a founding faculty member of the Centre for Business Education and the School of
Management at the University of St Andrews.
Brad is also a former ESRC (Economic Social Research Council) Senior Fellow with the Scotland
Analysis, and he is a co-founder of the Strategic Foresight Special Interest Group (SIG) of the
British Academy of Management of which he served as its Chairperson between 2003 and 2007,
and the Strategic Foresight caucus at the Academy of Management in the United States.
Qualifications • BA (Honors) in International Development Studies from Dalhousie University, Canada
Include:
• M.Litt. (Distinction) in Management, Economics and Politics (MEP), from the University of
St Andrews, Scotland
• Ph.D. in Strategy, from the University of St Andrews, Scotland
Experience of Brad has worked with companies and industry bodies in a wide range of industries including
working with automotive, creative, energy, engineering, financial services, food and drink and industrial
scaling companies: manufacturing.
Board Positions: Brad is a Non-Executive Board Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (CBI). He also advises
business extensively on strategy development in the private, public and non-for-profit sectors.
Executive Education Brad has considerable experience of teaching the following topics to experienced executives:
Experience: Contingency planning, Scenario thinking, Strategy and leadership, Transformation and renewal.
Related Clients: SSE, Scottish Widows, Mercedes-Benz, Wood MacKenzie
21 EXECUTIVE WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMEDr. Winston Kwon
Chancellor’s Fellow
Email: winston.kwon@ed.ac.uk
Subject Matter • Strategic change management • Critical discourse analysis
Expertise: • Strategic decision-making • Framing and communications
• Social innovation • Sensemaking
Profile: Before joining the Business School as a Chancellor’s Fellow in Strategy in 2014, Dr. Kwon worked
at Lancaster University. Winston holds a PhD in Marketing (Lancaster University) and a BComm
in Finance (University of British Columbia). Prior to returning to academia, he worked at a number
of corporate finance and business analysis roles within the technology and consumer sector for
several Fortune 500 firms and a couple of startup ventures. Winston is also a Research Fellow
of the Advanced Institute of Management (AIM). His current research interests concern how
language can serve to support or resist strategic change, and the role of social enterprises in
challenging environmental sustainability and social inequality.
Qualifications • PhD, Marketing (Lancaster)
Include: • BComm, Finance (British Columbia)
Professional • Scaling social innovation in hybrid organizations
Interests: • The role of language in strategic thinking and change management
• Ideology and framing in social and environmental sustainability
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH BUSINESS SCHOOL | FWB PARK BROWN 22Dr. Caroline Marchant
Lecturer in Marketing
Email: caroline.marchant@ed.ac.uk
Subject Matter • Marketing and branding • Crisis Management
Expertise: • Stakeholder Communications • Consumer and financial socialisation
Profile: Caroline is a Lecturer in Marketing. After a decade working in financial services marketing,
Caroline became a Marketing Consultant in 1996 advising on marketing strategy and planning
in a range of sectors from charities, tourism, education, the arts as well as financial services
and working alongside agencies. At this time, Caroline taught marketing at both Edinburgh and
Heriot Watt Universities.
In September 2012, Caroline accepted a full time position at University of Edinburgh Business
School and currently teaches marketing and branding at undergraduate, MSc and MBA
levels and recently introduced the innovative and successful MBA Managing Stakeholder
Communications course. Caroline is proud to have officially graduated as Dr Marchant on
23 November 2016 and is developed three research streams: building financial capability
amongst emerging adults in the UK, understanding the influence of personal communications
technologies on consumption practices amongst three generations within family networks and
understanding the smartphone as prosthesis for emerging adults.
In September 2012, Caroline accepted a full time position at University of Edinburgh Business
School and currently teaches marketing at undergraduate, MSC and MBA levels.
She is also interested in consumer and financial socialisation, liminality and older teenagers/
emerging adults.
Caroline also enjoys combining her practitioner, teaching and academic skills by producing
case studies.
Qualifications • PhD, Marketing, University of Edinburgh Business School
Include:
• MSC, Marketing, Edinburgh Napier University
• BA, Geography, University of Birmingham
Professional Caroline’s current research is looking into the influence of Personal Communications Devices
Interests: (phones, laptops, tablets) on the consumption practices of three generations of family.
23 EXECUTIVE WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMENick Oliver
Professor of Management and Co-Director of
the Edinburgh Strategic Resilience Initiative
Email: nick.oliver@ed.ac.uk
Subject Matter • Operations improvement • Organisation studies
Expertise: • Product innovation • Organisational sensemaking
• Operations management
Profile: Nick is Professor of Management and served as Head of the Business School at Edinburgh from
2007 to 2012. He joined Edinburgh in January 2007, having spent 14 years at the Judge Business
School, Cambridge. Prior to that he was at Cardiff Business School (for seven years) and before
that with the Systems Group at the Open University for four years. Nick’s main teaching areas are
Organisational Behaviour and Operations Management.
He is co-author of The Japanization of British Industry (1992), which examined the transfer of
Japanese management practices to the UK. Nick’s past research has focused on manufacturing
performance and product development and he has led several international benchmarking studies
in Japan, Europe, North America and China in these two domains.
Nick has examined the relationship between the use of lean production methods and performance
and conducted several international comparisons of high performance manufacturing, primarily in
the automotive industry. He has also researched the management of new product development in
the automotive and electronics industries and inter-firm innovation networks in the biotechnology
and automotive industries.
Qualifications • PhD, Employee Commitment, The Open University
Include:
• MA, Psychology, The University of Edinburgh
Professional Nick’s current research includes:
interests:
“Crisis, Resilience and Survival: Lessons from the Global Auto Industry” (2016). An analysis of the
evolution of the auto industry and its competitive dynamics and the implications for the resilience of
auto firms. Published by Cambridge University Press (with Matthias Holweg, University of Oxford).
See our dedicated website for more information
“Social Capital, sense-making and recovery from disaster”, an analysis of Japanese companies
recovering from the 2011 earthquake (with George Olcott, University of Tokyo).
“Financialization, stewardship and executive behaviour in Japan” - an examination of how greater
pressures for returns to shareholders are affecting the behaviour of executives in Japan (with
George Olcott, University of Tokyo).
“Identity and leadership in complex, multi-stakeholder environments” - an exploration of how
leaders deal with competing pressures and the implications of this for authenticity (with Andrew
Brown and Mike Lewis, University of Bath).
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH BUSINESS SCHOOL | FWB PARK BROWN 24Dr. Joanna Young
Course Manager and Consultant at University of
Edinburgh Business School and Director of The Scientific
Editing Company.
Email: j.young@ed.ac.uk
Experience and • Entrepreneurship Lifecycle • Marketing
Subject Matter
• Innovation and Creativity • Communications
Expertise:
Profile: Dr Joanna Young is an entrepreneur and former manager of the Edinburgh Entrepreneurship Club,
Scotland’s largest and most active entrepreneurial networking club which has grown to 2,000
members including entrepreneurs, investors, students and professionals.
Joanna set up her own publishing and communications business, The Scientific Editing Company
in 2010. Specialising in researcher development workshops for PhD students/early career
researchers and academic manuscript editing. Their unique and popular researcher development
workshops were developed specifically for researchers and cover subjects such as data
visualisation, non-academic careers, online tools for researchers, events management, social
media and public speaking. Their workshops are delivered in universities and institutes around the
UK and Europe.
In addition to her research experience, Joanna worked with two life science & technology spin out
companies from the University of Edinburgh for several years, focusing on business development,
marketing and helping to raise finance.
Qualifications • PhD, Neuroscience, University of Edinburgh
Include:
• MSc, Informatics, University of Edinburgh
• BSc, Microbiology, University of Edinburgh
Professional The E-Club runs a series of events throughout the year including talks from entrepreneurs, pitching
Interests: competitions, workshops, speed networking and networking events. The aim is to provide a
regular networking forum for entrepreneurs, students and business people to meet and make new
connections.
25 EXECUTIVE WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME05. Guest Speaker
Profiles
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CEO, LR-Senergy
Profile: James has over 35 years’ experience in well engineering, well construction management
and business management, including 14 years with UK and international operators. He
was founder and president of the North Sea’s leading turnkey wells project management
company, GMIS, an active member of the joint industry/UK government task force
scheme pilot from 1997–2002, and co-creator of Scotland’s renewable energy task
force FREDS. James is also a Fellow of the Institute of Civil Engineers and Professor of
Energy at Strathclyde University.
In 2005, James McCallum became CEO and co-founder of Senergy, an integrated
exploration, production and energy services company. Senergy, now LR-Senergy,
became part of the Lloyd’s Register Group in September 2013 following a significant
investment. James was responsible for providing direction and leadership to implement
LR-Senergy’s strategy and achieve its vision: to be one of the most respected brands
associated with the supply and delivery of energy.
He is a winner of EY’s UK Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
27 EXECUTIVE WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMEValerie Michie
Chief Executive, The Huntercombe Group
Profile: Valerie Michie is Chief Executive Officer of The Huntercombe Group, one of the UK’s
leading specialist healthcare providers. The Huntercombe Group provides three
specialist areas of care: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Specialist Brain
Injury and Adult Mental Health. Huntercombe works in partnership with NHS and Local
Authorities to provide person-centered quality health and social care services with 52
hospitals and units across England and Scotland.
The Huntercombe Group is backed by Terra Firma, and Valerie is the only female
CEO in the firm’s portfolio. At the time of her appointment, Guy Hands, Chairman and
Chief Investment Officer of Terra Firma, said: “We are delighted to welcome Valerie as
the CEO of The Huntercombe Group. Her expertise will be invaluable in building the
business through clinical excellence and innovation to deliver the best outcomes for
patients and value for the commissioners of healthcare services.”
Before joining The Huntercombe Group she was Managing Director of Serco Health,
where she achieved a turnaround in business performance and significant growth for
Serco in the UK, Middle East and Australia. She was previously Chief Operating Officer
of Alfred McAlpine Business Services, following a varied consulting career with KPMG.
She is also a trustee and Chair of the Audit Committee for PRIME, The Prince’s Initiative
for Mature Enterprise. PRIME is a charity dedicated to providing everyone over 50, who
is unemployed or under threat of redundancy, with the support to achieve financial,
social and personal fulfilment through sustainable self-employment.
Educated at the University of Glasgow, she is qualified as a Bachelor of Accountancy
and a Chartered Accountant.
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH BUSINESS SCHOOL | FWB PARK BROWN 28Jacqui Gale
CEO and global luxury brands ambassador
Profile: Jacqui has recently been CEO of Arran Aromatics, a Scottish company producing
beautiful fragranced products on the Isle of Arran, and she has a wealth of experience
internationally working with a range of luxury brands.
After graduating with a degree in Chemistry, Jacqui spent the next few years with
Estee Lauder driving the success of the Prescriptives brand throughout the UK, before
successfully securing Revlon’s position in Boots and Superdrug, launching Colorstay
into Britain.
She developed significant experience working with successful brands, launching
and developing Pretty Polly bras into a well- established mature market and then
subsequently launched Lulu Guinness shoes across the world, working with stores
including Harrods, Harvey Nichols, Nordstrom’s, Bergdorf Goodman, Isetan and
Galaries Lafayette.
Prior to being headhunted by Private Equity to lead the growth in Arran Aromatics
and where she subsequently led the re-brand of Arran Sense of Scotland, Jacqui was
CEO EMEA for Crabtree & Evelyn, responsible for steering the English heritage brand
with over 250 own retail stores globally, a number of licensed stores and a successful
wholesale, export and digital presence into a profitable position.
Jacqui is also a Trustee of With Kids, an organisation which aims to build self-esteem
and resilience in children, whilst also recognising the need for practical and emotional
support for families.
29 EXECUTIVE WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMEStephen Ingledew
Chief Executive, FinTech Scotland
Profile: Stephen Ingledew is the Chief Executive of FinTech Scotland, the enterprise established
by the Scottish Government, University of Edinburgh and the private sector to drive
economic growth in financial services through innovation, collaboration and inclusion.
FinTech Scotland’s ambition is to create an integrated and thriving economic
environment through the provision of funding, connections, infrastructure and talent that
recognises and responds to the needs of all stakeholders and connects Scotland to
other global FinTech centres.
Stephen has a track record and reputation for implementing customer focused,
technology enabled profitable initiatives in a wide range of financial services
organisations. This has included senior executive roles with large institutions such as
Standard Life and Barclays as well as small innovative enterprises.
His financial services leadership career has also included a number of non-executive
director roles including with Scottish Financial Enterprise; The Institute of Financial
Services; The Chartered Insurance Institute and The Financial Services Authority and he
is currently a non executive director of Marketing Edinburgh.
Stephen is a frequent author of articles and regular contributor at major global
conferences on subjects ranging from customer strategy and execution, FinTech and
Insurtech innovation as well as business change leadership.
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH BUSINESS SCHOOL | FWB PARK BROWN 30Maeve Gillies
International Entrepreneur and business advisor
to the Scottish Government
Profile: Maeve is a Scottish-American jeweller, designer and entrepreneur who has achieved
international recognition for her trailblazing, award-winning fine jewellery brand
MaeVona, founded in New York City in 2005, sold online and through leading
independent retail stores across America, Canada, Australia and the UK. Maeve has
won a dedicated international customer following, and several prestigious American
Design Awards including the legendary Las Vegas Couture Show Best Bridal Design. In
2014 she was Finalist for UK Bridal Designer of the Year.
Maeve is also a GlobalScot - a business advisor for the Scottish Government to High
Growth Potential Creative Businesses - as well as a traditionally-trained metalsmith with
two degrees in Jewellery and Goldsmithing, an award-winning musician on the clarsach
(Scottish harp), an inspiring teacher, a manufacturing consultant and metal product
designer - with a passion for vintage motorcycles, mountain climbing and fine single
malt Scotch. Her love of whisky led her to be invited to create Limited Edition whisky
bottles featuring precious metal for Highland Park, Macallan/Lalique and Ardbeg.
31 EXECUTIVE WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMEAlison Rose
Chief Executive, RBS Corporate, Commercial
and Private Banking
Profile: Appointed to the Executive Committee of RBS plc in February 2014, Alison is the Chief
Executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland’s Corporate, Commercial & Private Banking
business and joined the Coutts Board in October 2015. As a member of the RBS
Executive Committee, she leads over 16,000 people and is accountable for market-
leading brands such as Coutts and Lombard.
She has worked at RBS for over 20 years. Prior to her current role, she was Head of
Europe, Middle East and Africa, Markets & International Banking. Previous roles with
RBS also include Head of EMEA Corporate Coverage & Client Management, Head of
Non–investment Grade Origination and Head of Leveraged Finance for the UK and
Europe.
Previously shortlisted for the ‘most influential woman in investment banking’ award by
Financial News, Alison is a passionate supporter of diversity and is executive sponsor
for the bank’s employee-led networks. She also champions RBS’s partnership with
Entrepreneurial Spark, an innovative initiative that is supporting start-up businesses
across the UK.
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH BUSINESS SCHOOL | FWB PARK BROWN 32Angela Seymour-Jackson
Deputy Chairman, GoCompare
Profile: Angela was Managing Director of the Workplace Division at Aegon UK plc from
December 2012 until January 2016. Prior to this, she was Chief Executive Officer of RAC
Motoring Services and her previous roles also include Distribution Director at Aviva UK
Life and Distribution Director at Norwich Union Insurance. She has extensive executive
and business experience in motoring and insurance services and also has valuable
knowledge of service focused organisations with a strong track record of improving
customer care. Angela has a Master’s degree in Marketing and is a Member of the
Chartered Institute of Marketing and the Chartered Insurance Institute.
She is currently Independent Non-Executive Director of Page Group plc, Deputy
Chairman, Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee at
GoCompare.com Group plc; Non-Executive Director at Janus Henderson Group plc,
esure plc and Rentokil Initial plc. She was also until recently a Senior Advisor to each of
Lloyds Banking Group (insurance) and Scottish Widows.
Dr. Lena Wilson
Non-Executive Director, RBS plc
Profile: A Non-Executive Director of RBS plc, Intertek Group plc and Scottish Power Renewables
Limited, Lena was formerly Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise from November 2009
until October 2017, having previously held the roles of Chief Operating Officer, Chief
Executive Officer, Scottish Development International (Scotland’s international trade and
investment arm) and Senior Director, Customer Relations. Prior to that, Lena was Senior
Investment Advisor to The World Bank in Washington DC, advising developing countries
on foreign direct investment and private sector development. Lena has also served as
a member of Scotland’s Financial Services Advisory Board and as Chair of Scotland’s
Energy Jobs Taskforce. Lena is an ambassador for The Prince & Princess of Wales
Hospice (Glasgow) and the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, and served on the Board of the
Prince’s Scottish Youth Business Trust for 10 years. In June 2015, Dr Wilson received a
CBE for her services to economic development in Scotland.
33 EXECUTIVE WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMEAna Stewart
Non-Executive Director to the Board
of Directors of the Scottish FA
Profile: Ana Stewart graduated with a design degree from the University of Dundee in 1991 and
immediately set up her own digital media consultancy i-design. Over the next decade she grew
the company into a highly successful design services business specialising in the FI industry.
Having identified an opportunity within this specialist area, she re-invested in the business to
build an enabling customer engagement software platform from scratch. As part of this strategy
she founded atmAd, an innovative broadcast channel which has since become one of the UK’s
largest digital channels delivering over 1 billion interactions per year across major retail locations.
After initial VC funding, Ana led i-design through a successful IPO in 2007 and became
Entrepreneurial Scotland’s Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year the same year. In 2013, after
expanding i-design globally including North America, she sold the company to NASDAQ listed
Cardtronics and joined their leadership team and executive committee.
After stepping down from her role last year Ana has since joined the Board of the Scottish FA,
becoming the first female to do so in its 144 year history.
Birna Einarsdóttir
Chief Executive Officer, Bank of Iceland
Profile: Birna became Executive Vice President of Commercial Banking at Íslandsbanki in
2007, having previously served as Managing Director of Sales and Marketing, Branch
Manager and Marketing Director at the Bank. From 1998 - 2004, she was Senior Product
Manager at the Royal Bank of Scotland. Birna has also worked as Marketing Manager
for the Icelandic Broadcasting Company Stöd 2 (Channel 2) and Íslensk getspá.
Birna holds a Cand. Oecon. degree in Business Administration from the University
of Iceland and an MBA degree from the University of Edinburgh. Birna has been with
Íslandsbanki and its predecessors for a total of twenty years.
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH BUSINESS SCHOOL | FWB PARK BROWN 34Cahal Dowds
Vice Chairman of Deloitte UK
Profile: Cahal Dowds is Vice Chairman of Deloitte UK and Chairman of the Advisory Corporate
Finance business from 2014 (previously led the business from 2005). Cahal has advised
on a significant number of large, complex transactions, in the UK and internationally.
Cahal founded Rutherford Manson Dowds (RMD) in 1986, which went on to become the
largest independent accountancy business in Scotland. RMD was acquired by Deloitte
in 1999.
Mark Urquhart
Partner, Baillie Gifford
Profile: Mark graduated BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University in 1992.
He spent a year at Harvard as a Kennedy Scholar in 1993 before completing a PhD in
Politics at the University of Edinburgh in 1996. Mark joined Baillie Gifford in 1996 and was an
Investment Manager in the Japanese Equity Team, becoming a Partner in 2004.
He co-founded and co-manages the Long Term Global Growth Fund and with an investment
philosophy focusing on growth with a global universe, Mark is knowledgeable in identifying
trends in technology and their impact internationally – a real advocate for the long term
view – a crucial element in leadership.
35 EXECUTIVE WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMEIan Marchant
Chairman, The Wood Group Plc
Profile: Ian has been Chair of The Wood Group since 2014 Prior to that he was Chief Executive
of SSE plc, a leading UK energy utility company, for over 10 years until stepping down in
mid-2013. He is currently a non-executive director of Aggreko plc and Maggie’s Cancer
Charity. Until December 2015 he was Chair of Infinis Energy plc and is the immediate
past president of the Energy Institute.
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